Table of Contents In this book you will read about the Battle of the Alamo from three perspectives Each perspective is based on real things that happened to real people who were involved in or experienced the battle As you’ll see the same event can look different depending on one’s point of view Chapter 1 4 Peter Evans Texan Commander Chapter 2 1 6 Manuel Vela Mexican Soldier Chapter 3 2 4 Ned Surviving Slave Look Look Again 30 Glossary 3 1 Learn More 3 1 Index 32 About the Author 32
4 1 I am a captain in the Texan army and one of the commanders at the Alamo in San Antonio Texas The Alamo was originally a mission built in the early 1700s The missionaries there brought Christianity to the Native Americans Now it serves as a fort for our Texan army in the Texas Revolution Today is March 6 1836 and we have been fighting the Mexicans here at the Alamo for 13 days Peter Evans Texan Commander
5 The Texas Revolution can trace its roots back to 1824 That year the territory of Texas became a Mexican state Most of Texas consisted of American settlers living here on land grants from the Mexican government We were content to live under Mexico’s rules until Antonio López de Santa Anna became Mexico’s president in 1833 He ignored his country’s constitution and made new laws of his own Mexican states were losing their power and we were losing our say in the government This angered us We were also far away from Mexico City where the government was located We decided to rebel by trying to break away from Mexico On October 2 1835 shots were fired between Mexican soldiers and the people of Gonzales Texas This was the start of the Texas Revolution Find a second source that discusses the reasons behind the Texas Revolution Compare the information in that source to what you read here Second source
